The Latest Breaking News from Southport

Locals gathered with brushes and shovels to clean up after violence outside a mosque and pledged support for the owner of a looted shop

The 17-year-old suspect is in police custody but has not been identified

Fleetwood, preparing to play for Great Britain in the Paris Olympics golf tournament, lives in Dubai but retains close links with Southport.

Dozens of police officers injured in violent protests following vigil for victims of Monday’s knife attack

As family and friends sat in their grief and shock, following the appalling knife attack in Southport, misinformation metastasised on social media. From fake news websites to perennial conspiracy theorists, a far-Right mob was whipped up, leading to violent disorder in which nearly 40 police officers were injured.

Humza Yousaf has called on the English Defence League to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation following last night's riot in Southport.

False claims about suspect’s identity were seen by millions of people on social media prior to the unrest

A WOMAN was spotted holding up a “hope not hate” sign amid violent protests in Southport on Tuesday evening.

The husband of murdered MP Jo Cox has accused the Reform leader of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ over the tragedy that left three children dead